Glenn A. Scoles (2010)

BEERBOWER, BUTTERCASE, GRUBER, SCOLES, SIMMONS

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 9/2/2010 at 19:18:05

Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, September 1, 2010

GLENN SCOLES, Winterset

Glenn A. Scoles, 92, of Winterset died Aug. 29, 2010, at Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, at the First Baptist Church in Winterset. Burial will be in Winterset Cemetery, with military honors performed by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8142 and American Legion Post 184, both of Winterset. Visitation will be held from 4–8 p.m. today (Wednesday, Sept. 1) at the First Baptist Church, where the family will be present to receive friends from 6:30–8 p.m. Memorials may be directed to V.F.W. Post 8142. Funeral arrangements were handled by Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare in Winterset.

Glenn Scoles was born March 22, 1918, in rural Riverton to David and Jessie (Buttercase) Scoles. He was a sergeant in the Civilian Conservation Corps before going into the service in January of 1942. A World War II veteran of the United States Army, Glenn was a paratrooper serving in the Pacific. He was in New Guinea, Lae, and the Philippines, receiving two Bronze Stars. His marriage to Phyllis Beerbower took place Aug. 5, 1942, in Bethany, Mo.

During his professional career, Glenn worked at Winterset City Hall for over 26 years then as state auditor for eight years until he retired to the Ozarks, where he resided for 14 years.

Glenn became a Christian in 1948. He was active in the Bethlehem Church in Missouri and joined the First Baptist Church of Winterset, serving as treasurer for 17 years.

He was a life member of V.F.W. Post 8142 of Winterset and a charter member of the V.F.W. Honor Guard, which he helped start in 1946. He also was a member of the American Legion.

Glenn’s community involvement included volunteering nine years in Yuma, Ariz., helping repair a church on the Indian reservation. While there, he also helped with Operation Santa Claus, food banks, and mission for the homeless. In 1989, he moved back to Winterset and continued his volunteerism with the Polk County Food Bank (15 years), Madison County Historical Complex, and Middle River Hospice.

He was preceded in death by 10 brothers and sisters.

He is survived by his wife, Phyllis, of Winterset; one son, James A. Scoles of Winterset; two daughters, Renee M. Simmons and Susan Gruber, both of Winterset; and six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

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